Imagery and Figurative Language in Tennyson’s “Morte d’Arthur”

Question 1

What does this imagery most clearly emphasize to readers?

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the gloomy environment

Question 2

Which line contains personification?

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“A cry that shiver’d to the tingling stars”

Question 3

What does the imagery in this passage help readers envision?

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the gloomy environment

Question 4

Which line contains a simile?

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“an agony / Of lamentation, like a wind, that shrills”

Question 5

What does the figurative language help convey to the reader?

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The queens are sad about King Arthur dying.

Question 6

Which sentences contain imagery? Check all that apply.The musky, smoky odor wafted from the glowing fireplace.The car’s bright headlights twinkled in the distance.Miguel decided to visit his grandmother yesterday.Eric’s eardrums shuddered in rebellion at the bird’s screeching.The train stopped at Hanson Station every day.

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The musky, smoky odor wafted from the glowing fireplace.; The car’s bright headlights twinkled in the distance.; Eric’s eardrums shuddered in rebellion at the bird’s screeching.

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